This guide is for ACCT 340 Week 2 Reflection Paper, start to submission. A 3-page reflection on major ethics systems, with at least 3 references beyond the textbook and the Bible.
ACCT 340 is Accounting Ethics, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's BS in Accounting. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as ACCT340; it is the same course.
| Course | ACCT 340 Accounting Ethics |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 2 |
| Points | 100 points |
| Length | 3 pages |
| Sources | At least 3 references in addition to the course textbook and the Bible |
| Faith integration | The Bible is a required source |
| Format | Current APA paper |
What ACCT 340 Week 2 Reflection Paper asks for
You write a 3-page reflection-based paper in current APA on major ethics systems. It must include at least 3 references in addition to the course textbook and the Bible. It is due in Module/Week 2 with Mintz and Morris chapter 2. Worth 100 points.
Where it fits in ACCT 340
In the published schedule, Reflection Paper is one of 8 graded written assignments in ACCT 340. It follows Week 1 Group Discussion Board Forum 1 and comes before Week 3 Group Discussion Board Forum 2.
How ACCT 340 Week 2 Reflection Paper is graded
Liberty grades Reflection Paper with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 100 points in the published guide. That is about 10% of the course's 1,010 points. The rubric rows are the real instructions. Draft against them, and you will rarely be surprised by the grade.
Course grades in ACCT 340 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 900 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week (except Module/Week 1) begins on Tuesday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Monday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The ACCT 340 Week 2 method, step by step
Pick one event and stay with it
Choose a single event or experience that fits the Reflection Paper prompt and that you can describe honestly. One well-examined event beats three summarized ones.
Describe it briefly and accurately
Tell what happened in a few sentences. Remove names and identifying details; the reader needs the situation, not the people.
Analyze it with course concepts
Explain the event through the course material. A reflection that never names a concept from the reading is a diary entry, not an assignment.
Bring in the evidence the guide asks for
Meet the source rule (At least 3 references in addition to the course textbook and the Bible). Sources turn a personal account into professional analysis by showing how others have studied the same problem.
Say what you would do differently
End with a specific change in practice that follows from the analysis. Graders look for growth that is tied to the evidence you cited.
Write in first person, formatted in APA
Use first person where you describe your own experience and keep the APA format for everything else. Check the length (3 pages).
A structure for ACCT 340 Week 2 Reflection Paper
Word targets are planning numbers for about 900 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | Your starting view. | ~110 words |
| Major ethics systems | Virtue, deontology, utilitarianism and others, briefly. | ~320 words |
| Christian worldview | How Scripture compares. | ~220 words |
| Reflection | Which system guides you and why. | ~250 words |
A topic angle that works
Reflection means saying where you stand. After briefly describing the major systems, compare them with a Christian worldview and say honestly which reasoning you use when a decision is hard.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
When I had to decide whether to report a coworker who padded expense reports, my instinct was utilitarian: reporting would cost a friendship and gain little. A deontological view, and Scripture's call to honesty (Ephesians 4:25), say the duty to tell the truth does not depend on the outcome.1 I reported it. Reflecting on that choice, I now see that consequences are a poor guide when they mostly fall on me.
- A personal decision.
- Two systems compared.
- An honest conclusion.
Mistakes that cost points on ACCT 340 Week 2
- A summary of systems with no reflection.
- Fewer than 3 references beyond the textbook and the Bible.
- Over 3 pages.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: 3 pages
- Sources: At least 3 references in addition to the course textbook and the Bible
- Faith integration: The Bible is a required source
- No names or identifying details of patients, clients or coworkers
- At least one course concept named and applied
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How long is the ACCT 340 reflection paper?
3 pages with at least 3 references in addition to the textbook and the Bible.
How many points is ACCT 340 Week 2 Reflection Paper worth?
100 points in Liberty's published course guide for ACCT 340, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 10% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is ACCT 340 Week 2 the same in every section of ACCT 340?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for ACCT 340. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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